I have a suggestion for President Biden, if he is so anxious to go to war…
HMPRESENTLY: Sharp Intakes of Breath
Years ago, Colin Kaepernick, who threaded the needle at times, when he was quarterbacking the San Francisco 49ers, took a knee during the National Anthem…
LIBRARY NEWS: Valentine’s Day Surprises
If you like surprises, try this: Throughout the month of February, you are invited to “go on a blind date with a book” by visiting a special display of wrapped books…
Conservation Groups Question Forest Service Transparency
In 2020, a federal court overturned the Prince of Wales project on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, rejecting the Forest Service’s attempt to use condition-based management…
Increased Emergency SNAP Benefits Continue in 2022
Extended benefits will be distributed early February, to be reviewed monthly…
EDITORIAL: Springs Resort Management Evicting 16 Families on Eaton Drive, Part One
It appeared that perhaps one or more apartment units have already been vacated by the current tenants, because I found a large (and rather sad) collection of furniture and household goods sitting in a pile…
New Colorado Legislation Sparked by Marshall Fire
The Senate Local Government Committee voted this week to advance legislation that would expand an outreach campaign to raise awareness…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Seven
This romantic vision of the American West — wide open spaces, big sky, freedom to roam — must certainly have been embraced by the ranchers and businessmen who arrived in Pagosa Springs during the last quarter of the 19th century…
Partners Needed to Ensure Colorado’s Kids Have Access to Food This Summer
“Summer can be a challenging time for youth who have lost access to school breakfast and lunch,” said Marc Jacobson, CEO of Hunger Free Colorado…
OPINION: Time to ACCT
Now is the time to be Community Strong, to be Constitutionally and Ethically Strong, and I will strive towards these goals as District 3 Archuleta County Commissioner…
USDA Announces Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture
The first meeting of this inaugural committee, which will be open to the public, will take place in late February…
LPEA ‘Town Hall Meeting’ to Discuss Electricity Future, Thursday, Feb . 10
After years of analysis and negotiations, LPEA and Tri-State Generation and Transmission will present the latest developments for member comments, and then for board vote the week after…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Six
“We also really want to applaud the decision to get a separate environmental assessment. That’s something that I think is absolutely critical to what we all want to achieve here, and I’m very happy to see that’s happening…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Joyful
Ms. Fetell Lee researches, writes about, and talks about the human experience known as ‘joy’. In fact, she refers to herself, in one online lecture, as ‘The Nancy Drew of Joy’…
HMPRESENTLY: Groupthink… and Groupdo, too?
Even in social media, focusing on business, and on business people, and people seeking to have some role in business, there’s groupthink…
U.S. Governors Attempt to Build Political Bridges
Governors of both parties, from throughout the United States, met in Washington DC over the weekend to try to speak on a unified front about what their states need from the federal government…
Colorado Leaders Promote Education Aimed at High-Paying Jobs
Colorado wants residents connected to high-paying jobs. It will need more than one-time funding…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Five
Among the interested members of the public were the associates of the local Audubon Society, who had been — for many years — enjoying the abundant wildlife making use of the warm-water wetlands…
READY, FIRE, AIM: 22 Ways to Think You’re Actually Helping
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has joined forces with a government-funded organization called ‘Water Education Colorado’ to encourage all of us to use 22 water-saving ideas…